The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-11
An Interesting conventIon,

In the coming State campaign in New
York the Henry George party is likely TO
take part nearly, If not quite, as prominent
and interesting as it took in the last mayor
atty election when George stood second with
vote Of nearly seventy thousand. 1t does
not seem at all probable, however, that any
such vote will be polled again by the party.
DIR. MeGlynn's disgrace in the Catholic
church, with the discouragements of carry
ing on an agitation after the first sensations
OF novelty and enthusiasm have subsidized
has, as the next election will probably show
very greatly reduced the immense host that
gave Henry George such hearty support for
mayor of New York. 1t is the measure of
this probable reduction which will be the in
teresting fact to be learned from the COM
ing election. In no place is the existence of
third party productive Of more interest
than In New York city, even considered
apart from the bearing tue action of such
party may have on national politics. From
the nature Of the inhabitants and the condi-
tions of life in the great metropolis it has
naturally followed that formidable parties
or factions should be formed with unexpect-
ed rapidity to be disintegrated with almost
equal celerity. Henry George collected his
host in one campaign; before another it has
shown unmistakable signs of general
breaking up. The discipline inflicted upon
DIR. McGlynn has recalled many sober Cath
olics to their senses without doubt Another
and very different element has been turned
out by the will OF the George leaders. In,
preparing for the State campaign tt,:s.-tisa1er s
OF the United Labor party, to NAME ,,yar
to the George party. dec. .ded that thew want
ace with Socalistic bodies. This
-4sIon was the result of cunning rather
chan virtue. The United Labor party holds
its State convention at Syracuse, for which
over one hundred assembly districts in the
State are said to have elected delegates. But
Mr.. George aud his friends found that to
make Roadway outside of the cities they
must disavow all connection with the Social
lists. SO the Socialist, who do not
believe in the land tax theory. but
yet helped to bear the brunt of the
mayoralty campaign, were read out of the
party amid much crashing of teeth, many
protestations and at least one row in dis
trict meeting. But the sacrifice of the So
cialists, it is feared, will not be sufficient to
"n"S eho lo"to VI Viz country people, ana
some of Mr.. Georges co-adjutors have their
eyes on the pet land tax theory as the next
incumbrance to go overheard. Then Mr..
Georges ultra free trade ideas are not rel
ished in some of the cities of the State, and
some United Labor politicians want free
trade to follow the land tax. These questions
must be decided at the Syracuse convention,
where also it expected that the disinherited
Socialists will be on hand If the United
Labor party weathers that convention and
then succeeds in equalling at the polls its
success of the last municipal election in New
York city, it will only be because some great
and overshadowing consideration induces
men of the most opposite beliefs to act to-
gether. There is no reason for supposing
the existence of such circumstance at pres
ent.